Klopp Castle

The origins of Klopp Castle likely date back to the period between 1240 and 1277. Its strategic location served to reinforce the Mainz customs barrier, which it formed together with Ehrenfels Castle and the Bingen Mouse Tower. In 1438, the castle became the property of the Mainz Cathedral Chapter and subsequently functioned as a coercive castle to control the citizens. After its destruction in the Thirty Years' War, it was rebuilt in 1653, only to be destroyed again in 1689 by French troops during the War of the Palatine Succession. In 1711/12, Mainz occupation forces blew up the remaining ruins during the War of the Spanish Succession to prevent their use by the enemy.